The XC thread

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Zeb Nov 2015 2:26pm, 16 Nov 2015 828 posts	Zeb << my profile picture is one of our XC routes - 3 laps including this 20m water "feature", plus a couple of horse jumps added in. Our team seems to be stricken by injuries this year - we only had 7 runners yesterday, last year we had 20 at the same event.
sLickster Nov 2015 2:47pm, 16 Nov 2015 1,779 posts	sLickster Looks fun in that mud - a little different to your 'cleaness' the other week at Uttoxeter! facebook.com
ndellar Nov 2015 2:58pm, 16 Nov 2015 3,173 posts	ndellar Yes, I've done muddier road races than Uttoxeter relays! Interestingly we've got a N Staffs fixture at Uttoxeter in Dec, but at the race course do you know what that would be like? It's a new venue for me, no Leek course in N Staffs this year.
sLickster Nov 2015 5:43pm, 16 Nov 2015 1,780 posts	sLickster Not seen a XC at Uttoxeter Race Course before, though one of the Summer League's has a Half Marathon road race that starts and finishes there It's mainly grass and quite flat round there, without any real 'woods', so maybe an easier one...
chunkywizard Nov 2015 9:04pm, 22 Nov 2015 1,463 posts	chunkywizard Great XC at Sandhurst today, so much better than last year! Good to see RedAlex as well.
Curly45 Nov 2015 9:19pm, 22 Nov 2015 2,950 posts	Curly45 We had an amazing brutal 5 miler at Polesden Lacey yesterday. 2nd mile all uphill. I clocked 8:55, but 7:38 avg pace. Fabulous venue! Well done Chunky
Autumnleaves Nov 2015 9:23am, 23 Nov 2015 7,357 posts	Autumnleaves See blog Onwards & upwards for the next in a couple of weeks
Gritts! Nov 2015 9:35am, 23 Nov 2015 1,706 posts	Gritts! XC @ Trent Park for me yesterday. A nice mix of mud & path made shoe choice a bit tricky, I went with trail which made the uphill finish interesting!
Mr. K. Nov 2015 9:57am, 23 Nov 2015 3,438 posts	Mr. K. Chunkywizard - interestingly I found last year`s Sandhurst meet much better. Love that last hill.
Autumnleaves Nov 2015 10:09am, 23 Nov 2015 7,359 posts	Autumnleaves On the back of yesterday I've ordered some mudclaws from sportsshoes.com